Justin Bieber Channels Kate Gosselin at the VMAs

And the asymmetrical pixie thing didn't work for the former reality star, either.

We’ve seen Justin Bieber with a floppy bowl cut, with his locks slicked back, in a baby man bun and looking something like Zack Morris. And now he’s wearing his hair in a style most closely associated with Kate Gosselin.

The first thing that came to mind when the pop singer stepped onto the red carpet at Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards was the TLC reality star’s much-maligned spiky, asymmetrical pixie cut. Not a good thing to be channeling — even she’s since moved on from that look.

The Biebs paired his textured blond comb-over-esque do with a leather motorcycle jacket, a buttoned-up polka-dot shirt and skinny jeans — all by Saint Laurent. The overall effect made him look like he should be riding a motorcycle ... or working in a feminist bookstore in Portland.

He even got called out by host Miley Cyrus at the beginning of the show: “I like your swoop.” Right.